US Stock Futures Slide on Geopolitical Risks. Nasdaq 100 Futures Fall 0.55%; S&P Futures Drop 0.37%; Dow Futures Sink 0.29%
Tiger Newspress
Jan 14
US stock futures slid on geopolitical risks. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.55%; S&P futures slid 0.37%; Dow futures fell 0.29%.
The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers try to quash the biggest wave of dissent in years, sparking threats of U.S. intervention.
A renewed confrontation between Washington and Tehran, following an Israeli and U.S. bombing campaign against Iran last year targeting its nuclear programme, would furthers unsettle the Middle East - already battered by the two-year war in Gaza.
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